You can tell a lot about a person’s character from whom he or she chooses to praise, and whom he or she chooses not to.

Late last week, in a visit to Colorado, President Obama singled out, specifically, the U.S. women’s soccer team, which beat Japan in the Olympic final to win a gold medal. During his swing through Colorado, Obama stopped by the U.S. Olympic Committee’s training center, where he trumpeted, “We have to give a special shout-out to the women’s soccer team today avenging the loss in the World Cup.”